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Noun tooth has 5 senses

tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
--₁ is a kind of set; bone, os; set; bone, os
--₁ is a part of

mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris; 2 of 5 senses of tooth ; dentition, teeth; mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris; 2 of 5 senses of tooth

--₁ is a member of dentition, teeth
--₁ has parts:

dentine, dentin; pulp cavity; cusp; crown; root, tooth root; pulp; stump

--₁ has members: tooth
--₁ has particulars:

primary dentition; secondary dentition; 3 of 5 senses of tooth ; tooth; fang; tusk; conodont; chopper, pearly; carnassial tooth; front tooth, anterior; back tooth, posterior; malposed tooth; permanent tooth, adult tooth; primary tooth, deciduous tooth, baby tooth, milk tooth; canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, dogtooth, cuspid; premolar, bicuspid; incisor; molar, grinder; dentition, teeth; primary dentition; secondary dentition; 3 of 5 senses of tooth ; tooth; fang; tusk; conodont; chopper, pearly; carnassial tooth; front tooth, anterior; back tooth, posterior; malposed tooth; permanent tooth, adult tooth; primary tooth, deciduous tooth, baby tooth, milk tooth; canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, dogtooth, cuspid; premolar, bicuspid; incisor; molar, grinder

tooth - something resembling the tooth of an animal
--₂ is a kind of projection; projection
--₂ is a part of
comb; comb; saw; power saw, saw, sawing machine; tooth; comb; comb; saw; power saw, saw, sawing machine
--₂ has particulars: cog, sprocket; tooth; cog, sprocket
tooth - toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell
--₃ is a kind of structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure; structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
--₃ has particulars: denticle; tooth; denticle
tooth - a means of enforcement; "the treaty had no teeth in it"
--₄ is a kind of means, agency, way; means, agency, way
tooth - one of a number of uniform projections on a gear
--₅ is a kind of projection; projection
--₅ is a part of
gear, gear wheel, cogwheel; tooth; gear, gear wheel, cogwheel